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Crown, 4 Grey Eagle Street, Spitalfields

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Spitalfield  - now in London. The Spitalfield, East London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

From research into my wife’s family tree I can tell you that in 1785 the Licensee of the Crown, in Grey Eagle Street was Martha Holdom (source: the Register of Innkeepers 1785 held in the London Metropolitan Archives). She was still the owner of the Crown at her death in 1799 (as can be seen from her will in the Canterbury Probate in the National Archives).

Her husband Thomas had died in 1784 and it is probable that he held the Licence at his death. Neither held the licence in the previous Register of 1777.

The register after 1799 lists one Aaron Chorley as Licensee (I didn’t note the date as the pub had obviously passed from the Holdom family).

1800/William Wood / Victualler /../../Records of Sun Fire Office, Guildhall Library **

1842/Robt. Bowyer/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1844/Robt. Bowyer/../../../Thompson’s Directory **

1882/Edward Jacobs/../../../Post Office Directory **

1841/Robert Bowyer/Publican/49/../Census ****
1841/Jane Bowyer/Wife/41/Middlesex/Census
1841/Emma Bowyer/../13/Middlesex/Census
1841/Sarah Bowyer/../7 months/Middlesex/Census
1841/Elizabeth Austin/Female Servant/23/Middlesex/Census

1848/Mrs Jane Bowyer/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1851/Mrs Jane Bowyer/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1851/Jane Bowyer/Licensed Victualler, Widow/51/Christchurch, Middlesex/Census ****
1851/John Bowyer/Son, Assistant/25/Christchurch, Middlesex/Census
1851/Emma Bowyer/Daughter, Assistant/23/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1851/Sarah Bowyer/Daughter/10/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1851/Jane Nightingale/General Servant/30/Berkshire/Census

1856/Mrs J Bowyer/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1881/Edward Jacobs/Licensed Victualler/41/Bethnal Green/Census ****
1881/Susan Jacobs/Wife/39/Stepney/Census
1881/Eliza Jacobs/Daughter, Barmaid/18/Camwell/Census
1881/Elizabeth Jacobs/Daughter, Barmaid/16/Cripplegate, City London/Census

1884/Edward Jacobs/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Frederick Thomas Gray/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Edward Jacobs/Licensed Victualler, Widow/51/Bethnal Green, London/Census ****
1891/George Jacobs/Brother, Barman/59/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Elizabeth Jacobs/Daughter/29/Cripplegate, London/Census
1891/George Semple/Son in Law, Butcher/29/Bayswater, London/Census
1891/Emma Hyde/Domestic Servant/26/Poplar, London/Census

1891/Edward Jacobs/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Frederick Thomas Gray/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1901/John Thos Fisher/Manager of Public House/47/Hampton, Norfolk/Census ****
1901/Eliza Annie Fisher/Wife/45/Spitalfields, London/Census
1901/John Thos Fisher/Son, Clerk Brewery/20/Spitalfields, London/Census
1901/Frank Sidney Fisher/Son, Clerk Brewery/18/Spitalfields, London/Census
1901/Annie Blanche Fisher/Daughter/15/Spitalfields, London/Census
1901/Lilly Rosemond Fisher/Daughter/13/Spitalfields, London/Census


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*** Provided By David Watson

**** Provided By Kevan

Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. The site is updated every day. Contact: Kevan with any updates and additions.
site search by freefind

All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); it is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission.
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